I recently saw a facebook post about the Changeling Artist Collective, an online group of artists from around the world. They hold monthly auctions of original artwork, and the upcoming September auction's theme is "There and Back Again", based on the books of J. R. R. Tolkien. I haven't seen any art from these creators before, but there are definitely wonderful works available. If you are interested, there will be more instructions posted at the time the auction starts (September 12th) on their website.

Auction starts on September 12 and ends on September 16. Bidding (in prior auctions, I assume the same here) is done through Facebook, and payment is made directly to the artist - be sure to check the description of any art you are interested in, as the country of origin and payment methods accepted are different for each artist.

About the artist:Jana is an illustrator of imaginary and creepy things located in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.Her work explores everything that lurks in the dark, may it be feral creatures or shapeless thoughts and feelings.

About the artist:A.M. Sartor is a freelance illustrator that resides in Seattle, WA. Her style is greatly influenced by works from the Golden Age of Illustration, Ukiyo-e and contemporary pop surrealism. Her art is a culmination of 10 years in the entertainment and publishing industry, and is a mix between traditional and digital media.

About the artist:Rachel is a Michigan based fantasy artist and illustrator.Her style is heavily influenced by illustrators from the Golden Age of Illustration.She love fairy tales, folk tales, nature, and anything dark and weird. Her ultimate goal is to create art that is immersive and fantastic.

Title: In a Hole in the Ground There Lived a HobbitArtist: Mariya PrytulaMedium: WatercolorSize: 9″X12″

Title: ElevensiesArtist: Mariya PrytulaMedium: WatercolorSize: 9″X12″

About the artist:Mariya started drawing at a young age and to the dismay of her parents, her very early drawings often included UFOs and rather anatomically correct people.Self-taught in art, she completed her degree in Biology with emphasis on medicine at Baylor University. Mariya currently lives in Austin, Texas with her husband and their velcro Border Collie, Lucky.

About the artist:Belinda Morris is a freelance illustrator working in Fantasy and Children’s Book Illustration. She has been illustrating professionally since 2010, specializing in painting people and animals using watercolour, pencil, ink and gouache. Belinda currently lives in Melbourne, Australia and while not making art she works as a sales assistant at an art store encouraging others to be better artists.

About the artist:Jayde has been creating art since an early age. In 2010, she earned her Bachelor’s degree in Fine Art from UT Arlington. Her illustrative artwork is inspired by fashion, nature, pop culture, and human emotions, as well as folklore and old fairy tales.

Title: The Two Towers – diptychArtist: Melissa GayMedium: sumi (ground from stick) and acrylic on watercolor blockSize: Each piece approx. 4.5 x 12 inches (may be matted together or separately at buyer request)

About the artist:Melissa Gay is a critically-acclaimed artist of speculative fiction book covers, roleplaying games, botany manuals, and even a tarot deck. Her character redesigns have been featured on io9 and tor.com, and her original paintings are in the hands of private collectors around the world. Whether depicting criminal masterminds, comic book heroes, deep space, eldritch horror, child mermaids or sentient bugs, she strives to inject diversity and a touch of dreamlike wonder into all her work.

It's calendar season, and here is a really wonderful one from German artist Jenny Dolfen. She works in watercolors, and there is definitely a strong thread of Tolkien running through her interests. You can see more of her background and artwork at her website, www.goldseven.de.

For the next few days, pre-orders are available through her shop on etsy. The calendars (30x42cm) should be shipped around early September, and she says that all pre-orders get a few art cards (A5 size) as an extra.

It is that time of year again, when Beyond Bree is announcing their Calendar for next year. Each year has a different theme, with 2017 being themed around travel. I especially like the Tomas Hijo artwork already shown below! I will be ordering myself a copy as usual.

Beyond Bree

is happy to announce its2017 Calendar

Roads Go Ever On! We are delighted to take a journey through Tolkien’s Middle-earth in 2017 by horse, boat, wing and foot!Travel through the First, Second, and Third Ages of Middle-earth with the beloved characters of JRR Tolkien’s works as interpreted by a truly international range of artists from across the globe.

The color and black and white calendar will be 11 x 8 ½ inches,opening to 11 x 17 inches. It will have both Middle-earth and real world holidays so you can follow the travels and adventures of your favorite characters.